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Chas Chas may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places * Chas, Puy-de-Dôme, a commune in central France * Chas, Bokaro, a city in Jharkhand, India * Chas block, an administrative division in Jharkhand, India * Chas, Khed, a panchayat village in Maharashtra, Ind ...

'' or '' Chazz'') is an English masculine given name or nickname, originally derived from a short form of

Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''* ...

(abbreviated ''Chas.''), although it is also used occasionally as a short form of other given names such as

Chastity Chastity, also known as purity, is a virtue related to temperance. Someone who is ''chaste'' refrains from sexual activity that is considered immoral or from any sexual activity, according to their state of life. In some contexts, for exampl ...

or Charlton. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:

People

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Chaz I'Anson Charles William Thomas Paul Nikola "Chaz" I'Anson (born 30 November 1986) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played at scrum half for the Swinton Lions but could also operate at stand off and loose forward. I'A ...

(born 1986), English rugby league player * Chester "Chaz" Bennington (1976–2017), American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor *

Chaz Bono Chaz Salvatore Bono (born Chastity Sun Bono; March 4, 1969) is an American writer, musician and actor. His parents are entertainers Sonny Bono and Cher, and he became widely known in appearances as a child on their television show, ''The Sonn ...

(born 1969), American writer, musician, and actor *

Chaz Brenchley Chaz Brenchley (born 4 January 1959 in Oxford) is a British writer of novels and short stories, associated with the genres of horror, crime and fantasy. Some of his work has been published under the pseudonyms of Ben Macallan and Daniel Fox. Cha ...

(born 1959), British novel and short story writer * Chaz Carr (born 1982), Jamaican former basketball player * Chaz Chambliss (born 2002), American football player *

Chaz Davies Chaz Richard Page Davies (born 10 February 1987) is a Welsh motorcycle racer primarily known for his career in the Superbike World Championship, where he finished three times as runner-up. In 2024, Davies was confirmed as a rider in the MotoE Wo ...

(born 1987), Welsh motorcycle racer and 2011 World Supersport champion * Chaz Ebert (born 1952), American attorney and businesswoman * Chaz Green (born 1992), American football player *Charles

Chaz Jankel Charles Jeremy "Chaz" Jankel (born 16 April 1952) is an English musician and songwriter. In a music career spanning more than 50 years, he came to prominence in the late 1970s as the guitarist and keyboardist of the rock band Ian Dury and the ...

(born 1952), English musician * Chaz Lucius (born 2003), American ice hockey player *DJ Chaz Meads (Charles Meads) (born 1959), American musician, radio DJ and hospitality worker *Chaz Mee, a pen name of

Katy Munger Katy Munger (born December 29, 1957), who has also written under the names Gallagher Gray and Chaz McGee, is an American mystery author known for writing the ''Casey Jones,'' ''Hubbert & Lil,'' and ''Dead Detective'' series. She is a former review ...

(born 1956), American writer *

Chaz Mostert Chaz Michael Mostert (born 10 April 1992) is an Australian professional racing driver competing in the Supercars Championship, Repco Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 25 Ford Mustang GT for Walkinshaw Andretti United. Mostert ...

(born 1992), Australian racing driver *

Chaz Mulkey Chaz Pictro Mulkey (born February 4, 1981) is an American Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions. He defeated Remy Bonnel to win the WBC Muaythai International Middleweight (-72 kg/160 ...

(born 1981, American Muay Thai kickboxer *

Chazz Palminteri Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri (born May 15, 1952)
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(born 1952), American actor, screenwriter and producer * Chaz Robinson (American football) (born 1992), American football player * Chaz Roe (born 1986), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Chaz Lamar Shepherd Chaz Lamar Shepherd is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his roles as Artis Tower in ''Me and the Boys (TV series), Me and the Boys'' (1994–1995), John Hamilton on ''7th Heaven (TV series), 7th Heaven'' (1996–2001 ...

(born 1977), American actor *Chazeray

Chaz Schilens Chazeray Dijon Schilens (born Chazeray Dijon Simmons; November 7, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver. He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft. He played high school football at Highland Hi ...

(born 1985), American football player *

Chaz Stevens Timothy "Chaz" Stevens (born August 31, 1964) is an American political activist, artist, software developer, and entrepreneur from Florida. He is active in local politics in Broward County, and has gained national notoriety for his colorful sta ...

(born 1964), American political activist and entrepreneur *

Chaz Thorne Chaz Thorne (born 1975 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian actor and television and film director. He graduated from the National Theatre School in 1996. He has appeared on stages across Canada as well as in numerous film and television ...

(born 1975), Canadian actor and director *Charles "Chaz" Warrington (born 1971), American professional wrestler under the ring name Mosh *

Chas McCormick Chas Kane McCormick (born April 19, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). McCormick attended Millersville University of Pennsylvania and played college baseball for the Ma ...

(born 1995), outfielder for the Houston Astros baseball team

Fictional characters

*Chaz Ashley, the protagonist of the video game '' Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium'' *Chaz McFreely, arrogant stuntman from the video game ''

My Sims ''MySims'' is a video game developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts as a spin-off to Maxis's ''The Sims'' franchise for the Wii and Nintendo DS in September 2007, re-released for Microsoft Windows and mobile phones in 2008, ...

'' *Chaz Finster, a character from ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil, and their day-to-d ...

'' *Chazwick "Chaz" Thurman, an antagonist from ''

Helluva Boss ''Helluva Boss'' is an American adult animated musical black comedy web series created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. It revolves around the misadventures of the employees of I.M.P., a company in Hell that offers hitman services in the real ...

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